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is the full VAT tax displayed on the bill for all items purchased? Not being a member of EU or related I do not know how the amount of taxation is conveyed to t

• PeterisP 12y ago
  For my purchases from Amazon UK to EU-not-UK (where books are charged VAT) the bill information clearly shows the total before VAT, VAT and the final total. I'm rather sure that it's mandatory. The thing that sucks is that the VAT-included price is visible only at the end of checkout, which is different than everything else - local stores and web-stores are required to advertise only tax-included prices. Possibly it's because the "same customer" may get different tax rates depending on where I choose to ship the item.
• Symbiote 12y ago
  Advertised prices include VAT for all goods and services aimed at people. The price without VAT isn't usually shown. Goods and services aimed at businesses show prices excluding VAT (since the business doesn't pay it), but they make this clear. International shoppers might see the no-VAT prices on websites, I'm not sure. This applies to websites and shops. Europeans will often be surprised in American shops that the tax is added on afterwards — I've had the exact change ready and been caught by this. The line before "Total" on a receipt shows the amount of VAT paid. Many shops will "*" any items had different rates (things like basic food).